Dremio
Dremio is a data platform that helps companies manage and query large datasets without complex pipelines, with $410M in funding. It has 362 employees and is a major contributor to open-source data projects like Apache Iceberg.
The growth story
Dremio grew from 354 to 362 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $410M along the way, most recently a Series E in January 2022.
About
Dremio sells a data lakehouse platform that lets businesses access and analyze data across different sources without needing to move or transform it first. Its system uses AI to automate tasks like optimization and provides a shared layer for business context, aiming to simplify data infrastructure.
Backed by investors like Insight Partners and Lightspeed, Dremio last raised a Series E in early 2022. While current headcount growth isn't specified, its engineering-heavy team of 122 suggests continued technical investment.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates with 122 staff, reflecting the platform's technical focus. Leadership includes open-source veterans, given Dremio's role in Apache projects like Iceberg and Arrow.
The Dremio org chart
Sendur Sellakumar (President & Chief Executive Officer) leads 59 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 173 (-4% YoY), Information Technology 37 (+3% YoY), Sales 32 (-11% YoY), Operations 16 (+45% YoY), Arts and Design 13 (+18% YoY), Business Development 13 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Dremio recruits heavily from enterprise tech firms, with Microsoft (18 hires) and Oracle (17) as top sources. Alumni often move to rivals like Snowflake and Databricks (8 each).
Most common previous employers of Dremio staff: Microsoft (18), Oracle (17), Tableau (15), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (11), Salesforce (11), DataStax (10). Former Dremio employees most often moved to Snowflake (8), Databricks (8), Google (7), Salesforce (5), Cloudera (4), ServiceNow (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Dremio mafia
A dozen alumni-founded companies exist, including SyntheticFi (18 staff) and UCE (15 staff), showing entrepreneurial spillover from Dremio's technical team.
12Tony Yang, was Software Engineer Intern until 2018Mikhail Stolpner, was Principal Consulting Architect until 2020Saurabh Agarwal, was Software Engineer until 2021Ryan J. Klein, was End User Advisory Board Member until 2025Maharaja Subramanian, was Talent Acquisition until 2021Jonathan Tyshler, was Analyst until 2024
Mahfuzur Rahman, was Technical Sourcer (Remote) until 2019
Viktor Kessler, was Senior Solutions Architect until 2024
Keeshan Pillay, was Enterprise Lead - MEA until 2023
Ryan Lallier, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2026
Jacques Nadeau, was Co-Founder and CTO until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 41% direct, 48% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Dremio: Java (131), SQL (129), Python (Programming Language) (105), Linux (102), Software Development (92), Cloud Computing (84), C (Programming Language) (72), C++ (71).
Where the team actually sits
Dremio people are concentrated in California, United States (31), Lisbon, Portugal (19), England, United Kingdom (16), Washington, United States (14).
Search footprint
Dremio attracts about 35,630 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $294K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7,892 ranking keywords and lost 5,251 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Dremio has 362 employees as of September 2026.
Dremio has raised $410M in total, most recently a Series E round in January 2022.
Sendur Sellakumar (President & Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Dremio's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Dremio staff are Microsoft (18 people), Oracle (17 people), Tableau (15 people).
Former Dremio employees most often move to Snowflake (8), Databricks (8), Google (7).
At least 12 companies have a founder who previously worked at Dremio, including SyntheticFi, UCE, Insyd.
Dremio attracts about 35,630 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $294K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Dremio staff are Java, SQL, Python (Programming Language), Linux, Software Development.
Dremio staff are concentrated in California, United States (31), Lisbon, Portugal (19), England, United Kingdom (16).
Dremio has about 173 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Dremio has about 37 people in Information Technology, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 242 current and 276 former Dremio profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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